Foreword
This report provides registration data and information that we hold as the independent regulator of teachers in Scotland. Read more about our work in the about us area of our website.
Teaching is a profession in Scotland. Registration with GTC Scotland is about meeting and maintaining standards. This ensures trusted teaching.
Registration means we regulate individuals at the point of entry to the Register of Teachers in Scotland (‘the Register’). The registration process ensures that only individuals who meet the standards in Scotland can be teachers in Scotland.
Data is taken from the Register and covers registration year 2024-25.
The Register updates in real time and the information we hold is unique. No equivalent data for all teachers registered in Scotland is available from any other body or organisation.
Our Registration Snapshot Report 2023-2024 provided equalities data we gathered from provisionally registered teachers. We obtained this data via a one-off survey which has not been repeated this year. We continue to use the learning from this survey to inform the decisions we make. In a further rollout of the gathering of equality data, from 1 April 2025 we introduced equality questions to our survey of teachers who have left the Register. Equality information gathered from this survey will be presented as part of next year’s Registration report (which will focus upon registration year 2025-26). We understand the importance of the information we hold and the role sharing it can play in influencing decisions that impact on the teaching profession. This is the second time that we have gathered and shared the information held in this way and we trust that it is interesting, informative and has impact.
Other sources of data are available with respect to teacher numbers, recruitment and retention and it is our intention that the addition of our unique information will enrich discussions in the interests of trusted teaching in Scotland.
Our registration year runs from 1 April until 31 March each year. The data contained in this report compares figures taken from the Register at the end of the last day of the previous registration year, 31 March 2024, with figures taken 1 year later on 31 March 2025. Comparing the data in this way shows us the movement and variation in our Register over this 12-month period allowing us to inform critical discussions in the interests of trusted teaching.
Over time the information we share may begin to identify trends and themes. Given the range of data presented at the current time, care should be taken about drawing definitive conclusions. We intend to share a Registration report annually, allowing variation to be explored over time.
We are grateful for the support, challenge and ongoing feedback we receive about registration in Scotland as we work together to promote and ensure trusted teaching.
This report provides registration data and information that we hold as the independent regulator of teachers in Scotland. Read more about our work in the about us area of our website.
Teaching is a profession in Scotland. Registration with GTC Scotland is about meeting and maintaining standards. This ensures trusted teaching.
Registration means we regulate individuals at the point of entry to the Register of Teachers in Scotland (‘the Register’). The registration process ensures that only individuals who meet the standards in Scotland can be teachers in Scotland.
Data is taken from the Register and covers registration year 2024-25.
The Register updates in real time and the information we hold is unique. No equivalent data for all teachers registered in Scotland is available from any other body or organisation.
Our Registration Snapshot Report 2023-2024 provided equalities data we gathered from provisionally registered teachers. We obtained this data via a one-off survey which has not been repeated this year. We continue to use the learning from this survey to inform the decisions we make. In a further rollout of the gathering of equality data, from 1 April 2025 we introduced equality questions to our survey of teachers who have left the Register. Equality information gathered from this survey will be presented as part of next year’s Registration report (which will focus upon registration year 2025-26). We understand the importance of the information we hold and the role sharing it can play in influencing decisions that impact on the teaching profession. This is the second time that we have gathered and shared the information held in this way and we trust that it is interesting, informative and has impact.
Other sources of data are available with respect to teacher numbers, recruitment and retention and it is our intention that the addition of our unique information will enrich discussions in the interests of trusted teaching in Scotland.
Our registration year runs from 1 April until 31 March each year. The data contained in this report compares figures taken from the Register at the end of the last day of the previous registration year, 31 March 2024, with figures taken 1 year later on 31 March 2025. Comparing the data in this way shows us the movement and variation in our Register over this 12-month period allowing us to inform critical discussions in the interests of trusted teaching.
Over time the information we share may begin to identify trends and themes. Given the range of data presented at the current time, care should be taken about drawing definitive conclusions. We intend to share a Registration report annually, allowing variation to be explored over time.
We are grateful for the support, challenge and ongoing feedback we receive about registration in Scotland as we work together to promote and ensure trusted teaching.
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